Street-hood for electric lamps.



G. T. DUNKLIN.

Quim-w: Hoop POR ELECTRIC LAMPS.

APPLXGATION FILED 00T,3@, 1912 1,065,669- Patented June 24,1913.

UNITED :1ST-Arras ign-ENT `GILBERT T; DUNKLIN,` OFl SOUATH BEND,.INDIANA, .ASSIGNORTO GEORGE vGUTTER; COMPANY', OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,A CORP-ORATION` OF INDIANA.

STREET-'Hoon FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS.

Speci-cation of Letters Patent.

lApplication fl'ed October 30, 1912. Serial No. 728,659.

'To all 4:elm-m, i 1 may concern Be itknown that [,(lLm-:u'r 'l`. DUNKLIN, a Citizen of the [.nit'ed State.- `re -idin 1i at Sonth'lenth inthe county .of St Joseph :1 Szand `'State ot' Indiana, have inventedce1-tain new and useful Improvements in Street- -llo-ods forlllec-triif-lianips of which the followingisasptaitication. I

:This invention relates to an improvement #10. in1street Ihoods foreleetric light; sockets,

tripulante-of the ohjeetsof the invention re-.

sides intheprovision.ofi-neans for reinforc- 1ingtheinsnlator.portionlof the hood for the .eupportrof aietleetor,.tomi-event. the latter :15; from:becoming disengaged from@Itho hood ldue to lllrealtiigo of; the ginsnlatin' .portion from-anycansei.-particularly when :the hood is used as :etarg'et toshoot at hyInimhievons 'iperxonsi and the insulating portion' thereofv [220 brokeninto manyl parta. K

A' vfurtherv ohjeetnfofy .the invention residesin'theprovision=ofznieans \\herel \'--the leakage-ofenrmnt:froinianelectric light. soeltet Ast lpported :bythe-'hood wlill-beprevented 25"fmnrgroundinghy wayfof .thefmetalcanopy -of the hoodand-themetatpoet, orarin to Vwhich the canopy;isjattaehed for the snp-v -1por-tof -thehood.

\Vth.theahove-amlother objects in view,

30 the;invention `eonhflstsin.the novel arrange` inentand cooperation ofparts ihereinafter more specifically deserihedxand pointed ontA 'viiithel claims7 it.v being understood .that the reinhodinientof theinvention illustrated in 53,5 the aeconipanying'drawings isthe:preferred v-forni `thereof .and that.modifications ma -helnade.withoutdepartinglfroni the s iirit ;or-Sac'r|tenig anyot ltheadvantages o the onvention.

2:40 ,In kthe-drar.\vins: Figurell is av top plan /f 'porting arni intht` customary lnannetf, .the

practice living to pam the conducting wlrea @tlnoligli Aauchpoetswil'fn-llfle (o the street *55Q1houd .toconeeal thea-ami'.

-alinenient with the .groove'gl thelnmp soelgetis seeuredlhy holt-e. 9

ing from 'one socket .tothe other `;la|np socket saiidxfar`iy=4 taehedto theloweriportion-So thepoigeelmil lblock.

:through the metal eanopysintotlhe ,olie

.that in the event.- of :thepbloelgzbeiiil .away from sa idsnppo'rtingiseregivps` 27 1:1 indicates a porcelainfinsnlatingblockhavinr an npper reduced-portion 14 e'flfer which the lower portion.ofi-tlieeln'tipy fils, and which porcelainblockisseeuedt the.A canopyfoimits support 2in1 ai mannelg" res-180 ently explained. -Tlie insulatipgiblbc f providedwith an annlilarygrooveE15 ,upper 5in-face,andan annularjnndexge por? tion l-t in its loweriedgcfandfinfw t is"further provided witlrom up i 1G and a lower, soeketL17,=.divideforo-ler by Vthe partitioning =wall v8pt which wall .hasiapelfturesj 0which .the conductor wires;` are as attachment to the binding;z lampsocket. "lho1Side-`witl socket a re fla red Y ontw'adl-f a yconsiderable ,I Space or gti .meta

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Disposed at pointsnintermedlgtte; ring,r connecting bolts ,524, mnd

blot-k beneath thenpperk i.'ing-a1ndsifit't-rieiitlyv paced from saidring .-to vvbe: insulated Vtherex from, are scrcweafl,` which/,.ptojct;a? Hi- .eient distance -intotlie gpo-reelain-tblocli s'o95 upper ringVwill bearrested i .said screws 27, and by-vzirtue of :itssconhe-l T100tion with said ring .the retleetor' resiente@ from also dropping tothegroiln ,twdithe loss resulting from damage' to'theref leetn-A h vcontact with -the ground, ongbybilg iirvlo shootingther-eat,-etfeetiyely -rprevgen edY `t. ywill also he observedt'liateilvly-yia a'e'iof currentfronx' the-lainpesoekegf.inl eroto" l Yground through the eanopy @und-its-gplltt porting arm or post, must jumpthe gap between the Aupper ring 22 and the inet-allie canopy 10, but asthe ring is seated deeply in the groove, any leakage in that directionis prevented.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is v 1. A streethood comprising a canopy, a insulating block, a reflector, meanssupported by said canopy for attaching the reector to the insulatingblock, and means adapted to arrest separation between the reectorattaching means and canopy upon the insulating block becominglfragmented.

2. A street hood con'iprising a canopy, an insulating block supported bysaid canopy, a reliector, means for attaching the reflector to theinsulating block, and means for attaching the insulating block to thecanopy normally insulated by said block from the reflector attachingmeans, said ,attaching means cooperating to prevent separation of thereflector from the canopy `upon the insulating block becomingfragmented.

3. A street hood comprising a canopy, an insulating block supported bysaid canopy, rings disposed on the upper and under sides of said block,means connecting said rings, means connecting the canopy and said blockand disposed intermediate said rings and :I

their connecting means, the connecting' means and rings being relativelyinsulated from each other by said block, a reliector, and means forattaching the latter to the under ring.

4. A street hood comprising a canopy, an insulating block, an annulargroove formed in the upper side thereof, a ring seated in said groove, arecess formed in the under portion of the block for the reception of anelectric lamp socket, a ring disposed against the under side of theblock, means connecting the upper and lower rings, a reflector, meansfor attaching same to the under ring, and means connecting the canopyand block and disposed in the path of the upper ring to intercept thelatter upon the insulating block becoming fragmented.

In testimony whereof I atix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GILBERT 'l. DUNKLIN.

\Vitnesses LILA Coon, Gnomi: Ourson.

